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Baking and Coating Substitutes for Frying FoodsIt looks, feels and tastes fried, but a baked coating developed by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture may one day allow consumers to enjoy their favorites without all the guilt, fat and calories. [article]

AFIC Entrepreneur is featured in CitiScapes MagazineA.B. Merritt and Denise "Bernice" Rohr make "hummus with a kick" with "love and a side of sassy" using organic garbanzo beans, or chickpeas, with lemon, sesame, garlic and spices. Their product, Bernice's Hummus, is building a Fayetteville following with spice Hellacious and mild Heavenly flavors sold in area grocery stores. [article]

FDSC Students Win Recipe CompetitionTwo undergraduate students took first and second place in the North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association Recipe Competition. Josh Andrews won first place with his Chocolate Éclair with his Blackberry Mascarpone Filling entry and Carlyn Oswald won second place with her Raspberry Dessert Enchilada entry. Both students received a $250 prize.

Stephanie Roto Receives Travel Award
Congratulations to Stephanie Roto, a FDSC M.S. student in Dr. Ricke's program, on receiving a travel award from Diamond V to present a talk at the International Poultry Scientific Forum in Atlanta, GA.